17 States Attorneys General are calling on federal regulators to stop rolling back rules and fines designed to prevent nursing home abuse as the population of nursing homes is expected to rise.…
The Maryland Senate recently passed two bills that seek to improve how the state responds to complaints of nursing home abuse and neglect.…
A new study finds that undergoing surgery for hip fractures may lower the mortality rate for nursing home residents.…
Legislation in Louisiana and Missouri seek to allow family members to monitor activity in nursing home residents’ rooms to prevent abuse and neglect.…
A new report highlights numerous failings in the Minnesota state agency charged with protecting nursing home residents from abuse and neglect.…
A new report by Human Rights Watch details rampant overuse of antipsychotics in U.S. nursing homes, which are used as a form of chemical restraint on patients with dementia.…
A new report lays out recommendations for combating a growing problem of nursing home abuse in Minnesota, and the state’s inability to respond to the large volume of reports.…
A new study indicates that less reliance on psychoactive drugs and better staffing could help prevent many nursing home falls and fractures.…
A new study warns that nursing home residents are often prescribed inappropriate medications that may put their health and lives at risk.…
CMS officials have been told to pause new nursing home enforcement regulations set to go into effect last month in what patient advocates warn is a precursor to rollbacks that may endanger nursing home patients.…
